French Language Immersion Trip 2024

France

March 28 – April 7, 2024
Grades 9 – 12 French students

Mme Elizabeth Graves and Mr. Kenny Norris will lead an 11-day Xperitas trip to Paris and Normandy during Spring Break 2024. Upper School students who are currently enrolled in French II or above or who have completed French IV are eligible to participate.

Important travel documents, including but not limited to passports, are required and are the sole responsibility of the student.

Itinerary: See brochure for detailed itinerary.

Parent Information Meeting:

Parents of interested students should plan to attend an informational meeting immediately prior to Curriculum Night on Tuesday, September 12, at 6:15 p.m. in the Wesley Choir Room with French teacher and trip leader Mme Elizabeth Graves (egraves@tbcs.org) and trip coordinator Peggy Roth (proth@tbcs.org).

Registration and Deposit:

Register online (including deposit payment) by Thursday, September 28. The trip deposit ($500.00) due with your registration. Required "Cancel for Any Reason" insurance ($232.00) must be paid separately. Purchase insurance.

Cost: $5,139 (based on 10 – 14 students, price may decrease with more participants)

For trip itinerary, registration, and payment questions, please contact Director of Events Peggy Roth (proth@tbcs.org).

Authorizations and Agreements: These forms will be signed and submitted through Magnus Health. In October, please log in to the health portal to complete these forms.

• Consent and General Liability Release and Waiver of Claims
• Behavior Agreement
• Authorization for Student to Self-Administer Medication on a Field Trip (may also require a physician-signed Authorization to Administer Medication)
• Dietary Needs on a Field Trip
• 18YO Consent and General Liability Release and Waiver of Claims (if required)

About Our Trip Leaders:

Madame Graves is excited to lead Bear Creek’s French students on an immersive cultural experience to France. Her travels have taken her to five continents and dozens of countries, but France has her heart. She has lived in France and explored nearly every corner of the “Hexagon.” As a French teacher, she has led several student trips to France that have ranged from short forays to more extensive homestay experiences. She delights in seeing the culture come alive for students and those moments when students connect the language learning in the classroom with living language experiences in real time. She is excited to guide students to encounter the many facets of French culture from its art and architecture to its history and transportation, from its food and shopping to its cities and countryside.

Mr. Norris has been teaching at Bear Creek for nineteen years and serves as the English Department Chair. His son Thad graduated in 2022, and his daughter Rory is currently a junior. He has chaperoned several trips abroad, including an immersion trip to France and a mission trip to the Dominican Republic.

He is looking forward to this trip, especially the various stops in Normandy. Perhaps he will even get a chance to practice his very rudimentary French on patient native speakers.